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'Superbabies' Startup Seeks Funds for Controversial Gene Editing Push

By Sophie Alexander and Ike Swetlitz, Bloomberg | 06.25.2025

A California-startup focused on genetically editing human embryos — a step toward creating so-called designer babies — is raising money as many of Silicon Valley’s ultra-rich turn their attention to one of the most controversial technologies in medicine.

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Can doctors test embryos for autism? And should they?

By Brittany Luse, Liam McBain, and Neena Pathak, NPR [cites CGS' Katie Hasson] | 05.28.2025

A newly available kind of genetic testing, called polygenic embryo screening, promises to screen for conditions that can include cancer, obesity, autism, bipolar disorder, even celiac disease. These conditions are informed by many genetic variants and environmental factors - so...

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Why Deleting Your 23andMe Data Is a Political Imperative

By Katie Sagaser, The DNA Exchange | 05.27.2025

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this piece are solely my own and do not represent those of my...

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Trumpian “Common Sense” and the History of IQ Tests

By Pepper Stetler, Los Angeles Review of Books | 05.08.2025

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‘Medical calamity’: dozens of Dutch sperm donors fathered at least 25 children

By Jon Henley, The Guardian | 04.14.2025

At least 85 sperm donors in the Netherlands have fathered 25 or more children, the national gynaecology and obstetrics organisation...

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Australian woman unknowingly gives birth to a stranger’s baby after IVF clinic error

By Charlotte Graham-Mclay, Associated Press | 04.11.2025

A woman in Australia unknowingly gave birth to a stranger’s baby after she received another patient’s embryo from her in...

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Are Embryos Property or People? Even the Courts Are Confused

By Anna Louie Sussman, The New York Times | 04.08.2025

Before fertility patients begin the long journey through hormone treatments, egg retrieval, fertilization and — hopefully, if everything goes well...

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Disgraced Chinese scientist wants to get back in the lab

By Katrina Northrop, The Washington Post | 04.06.2025

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China's most infamous scientist is attempting a comeback. He Jiankui, who...

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Pronatalism - the argument for lots of babies

By Staff [cites CGS' Katie Hasson], Radio New Zealand | 04.05.2025

At a time where some countries are struggling with low birth rates, the voices for pronatalism are getting louder.  But...

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What Is Elon Musk's I.Q.?

By Amanda Hess, The New York Times | 04.05.2025

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For months, an internet-wide guessing...

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How Nazi Race Science Conquered the White House, and is Coming for Your Democracy

By Nafeez Ahmed, Byline Times | 04.04.2025

It’s hard to believe, but it’s happening. On 27 March 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order, ‘Restoring...

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CDC's IVF team gutted even as Trump calls himself the 'fertilization president'

By Berkeley Lovelace Jr. and Abigail Brooks, NBC News | 04.02.2025

A team that tracked how well in vitro fertilization worked across the U.S. was abruptly cut Tuesday as part of...

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